About
Sep 9th, 2009 by worlduniversityproject
The University Lives Collection is assembling a snapshot of global student experience in our time.
Students worldwide are invited to produce and submit short ethnographic films about their university experience, using whatever technology they have. After their films are submitted online, and prizes have been offered for the very best submissions, the films will be catalogued and published online together with commentary by higher education experts.
UniLives.Com is an initiative of World University Project, a UK charity run by student and recent graduate volunteers, which aims to to advance the understanding and development of higher education around the world.
Meet The UniLives.com Team
J. Nathan Matias, Executive Producer
As executive of the World University Project, I spend lots of time talking with people and organisations about our projects. I’m also the primary contact for our board of trustees. I studied English and Computer Science at Elizabethtown College in the USA before studying at Cambridge University. I now split my time between UniLives.com, work as a software engineer, and academic research on electronic literature and digital documentary. (site) (twitter) (flickr) (github)
Joshua Guy Blanchard Lewis, Project Manager
Aside from coordinating the University Lives Collection, I’m a modern languages student at Cambridge University. I have travelled widely throughout Latin America, Europe, and the Middle East, but also enjoy staying in Cambridge and playing/umpiring lots of hockey, running the university debating society and watching loads of films (especially dramas and World Cinema – recommendations welcome!).
Krishnaa Mahbubani, Marketing Coordinator
Brought up in the fast paced city of Hong Kong, Krish escaped to the UK for a more academic lifestyle. At the moment, she hides out in a small box attempting to get a PhD in Bioscience Engineering. Most commonly found in the lab, on her bike or in a gym and is usually nursing some sports injury.
Leo Tomita, Marketing
Leo has managed to escape from a career in middle-management in a faceless multi-national oil corporation by choosing to become a classical singer, thus shunning financial security. His hobbies include hockey, football and when the weather is not so favourable, playing football games on the Xbox™.
Lam Le, Marketing
Lam was born in Vietnam but has spent half of her life in Poland and the rest between Vietnam and the UK. She heard about the World University Project while studying Economics at Cambridge University. She was also on the News Team of Cambridge University Radio and organised Cambridge Open Days for Vietnamese students. More recently, she was a facilitator at the World Wide Views on Global Warming event in Hanoi, Vietnam. When free, Lam enjoys playing computer games, reading and dancing and when the budget allows, traveling.
Sylwia Presley, Marketing Strategist
Born in Poland, I studied communication and languages. Social media fan and blogger since 2004, I have worked for the word of mouth agency 1000heads for 3 years. I am also a volunteer author at Global Voices Online and editor of their Polish GV Lingua site. When not organising another barcamp transparency or local twestival in Oxford, I am taking photos of industrial design and decay.
Robert Heaney, Designer
Currently a User Interface Designer based in the US, I spend my days designing and developing solutions for web and mobile applications. With a career in technology that pre-dates the modern internet, I’ve had the privilege of working with a variety of well known clients across multiple industries, such as Gerson Lehrman Group, Toys R Us, Calvin Klein, Polo, Kenneth Cole, Adidas, NFL, MLB, PBS and Merck & Co., Inc. When Nathan asked if I could pitch in to help launch the ULC site, I jumped at the chance. (site) (twitter)
World University Project Trustees
J. Nathan Matias Executive Producer, is an award-winning new media designer, a recent graduate of universities on two continents (Cambridge University and Elizabethtown College), and a specialist in both computer science and english literature.
João Pereira, Treasurer, is a Portuguese neuroscience PhD candidate at Cambridge University, a former lecturer at the Technical University of Lisbon, and entrepreneur.
Braphus Kaalund, Secretary, a lawyer for Freshfields, has studied in three countries and advised students worldwide through international student debate.
William Redfern has just finished a degree in law at Cambridge and is currently working for at Parliament for a Labour MP. He is the former chair of the Cambridge University Labour Club, and a frequent speaker on politics and society.
World University Project Executive Team & Advisors
Joshua Blanchard Lewis, project manager for the University Lives Collection and languages student at Cambridge University, has considerable experience travel and journalism experience throughout Latin America, Europe, and the Middle East.
Krishnaa Mahbubani, marketing coordinator for the University Lives Collection, is a Bioscience Engineering PhD student at Cambridge University, was brought up in Hong Kong and is a former administrator for the Cambridge Union Society.
Carl Scheffler, involved in technology & operations, is an engineering PhD candidate at Cambridge University and a former lecturer at the African Institute of Mathematical Sciences.
Beverly Lindsay is a Professor and Senior Scientist of Higher Education and International Policy Studies at The Pennsylvania State University. She is also the Chair of the International Relations Council of the American Educational Research Association and the recipient of multiple Distinguished Senior Fulbright Fellowships.
David Hoyle, a former commissioning editor for the BBC and Channel4, is now professor of film and TV production at Anglia Ruskin University.
Donald Hall, chair of the English Department of West-Virginia State University, has extensive experience teaching in universities worldwide.
Gonçalo Perdigão, a strategy consultant, is advisor to the board of Portugal Telecom and has advised organisations from Renault and Galp Energia to the European Space Agency.
Gloria Dawson, our new media strategist until the summer of 2009, has served as an intern on humanitarian policy and advocacy for Oxfam International, and as a researcher in the House of Lords. She now works for the Sainsbury Family Charitable Trust.
Additional Thanks
Thanks to the Gnome Project, whose GPL-licensed icon we have used in our logo.
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